Brenda Kahn – “Mint Juleps and Needles” (1992)

Brenda Kahn - "Mint Juleps and Needles" (1992)

Folk-punk singer-songwriter Brenda Kahn obviously knows a few things about shitty boyfriends (Creem once called her the "high priestess of the apocalyptic relationship") and the dude she describes in "Mint Juleps and Needles" is a historic shitshow. He's a frustrated, roiling alcoholic (from Boston!), not to mention that he's already got a girlfriend. But that doesn't stop Kahn from still pining away. Released on her major-label debut Epiphany in Brooklyn, "Mint Juleps" is a Dylan-worthy anthem for every woman who can't stop herself from dating the worst guys.

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